淡 JLPT N1 Kanji 淡 — thin, faint, pale, fleeting JLPT N1 11 strokes Secondary (Jōyō) Radical 水 #1436 most frequent Readings On'yomiタン Kun'yomiあわ.い Example words 冷淡れいたんcoolness; indifference 淡水たんすいfresh water (i.e. not salt water)